Hello everyone!
Just an update letting you all know that I am alive and still
breathing in Chiang mai, Thailand!
I Arrived in Chiang mai at 9:00 AM on Monday morning, after the
daunting 16 hour LA to Bangkok as well as three other flights.
The missionaries that I am working with, Virgilio and Esther de los
Santos, met me at the airport to drive me to the children's home where
I will be staying (indeterminately). I was welcomed to a bedroom to
myself with a "Welcome Maggie" sign on the door!
After eating lunch they basically left me to myself with Joy (who is the wonderful
'house sister' but she speaks basically no English) to unpack and
rest.
Joy and I are a fabulous pair; we basically spend the whole day
laughing at each other trying to learn new words. She just made me pad
thai and I adore her!
The count for trips to the market is up to 4 times in two days, but I
don't mind because it is vastly entertaining and I have seen much of
this beautiful city already.
There are two bathrooms inside and some squatty potties outside, but I
was confused because nothing looked like a typical shower. The
bathroom downstairs is a tile room with a squat hole up on a ledge,
several buckets of water with small spouts above them, a small sink,
what looks like a wash basin and a 2 by 2-foot box with a drain next
to the squatty potty. Out of this basin there is a bowel from which
you scoop water to wash your emissions down the hole. I have
absolutely no problem with the squatty potty, however the question
remained; out of which small bucket of water I was supposed to wash
myself in? I'm still not sure.
Basically I have been scooping bowels of water over my head from a
bucket and it works! Why did the conventional shower head ever need to
be invented?
The children are beautiful and sweet and yesterday the kindergartners
began to teach me the crazy Thai alphabet. I also was welcomed to a
devotional at their church and they made me feel like such a part of
their group. Praise God for the provision of funds for a new home!
(The current house is not in good shape due to termites)
Overwhelmed by difficult communication, otherwise there is peace that
transcends all understanding in my heart. Doing much better today if
you happened to be one of the ones who heard me crying all weekend.
Thank you for your prayers.
To contact me please use this email address or my skype name is maggietalley.
Right now mail goes to:
Maggie Talley
c/o S.A.L.T Ministries
P.O. Box 144
Chiangmai, Thailand 50000
Much love,
Maggie
Just an update letting you all know that I am alive and still
breathing in Chiang mai, Thailand!
I Arrived in Chiang mai at 9:00 AM on Monday morning, after the
daunting 16 hour LA to Bangkok as well as three other flights.
The missionaries that I am working with, Virgilio and Esther de los
Santos, met me at the airport to drive me to the children's home where
I will be staying (indeterminately). I was welcomed to a bedroom to
myself with a "Welcome Maggie" sign on the door!
After eating lunch they basically left me to myself with Joy (who is the wonderful
'house sister' but she speaks basically no English) to unpack and
rest.
Joy and I are a fabulous pair; we basically spend the whole day
laughing at each other trying to learn new words. She just made me pad
thai and I adore her!
The count for trips to the market is up to 4 times in two days, but I
don't mind because it is vastly entertaining and I have seen much of
this beautiful city already.
There are two bathrooms inside and some squatty potties outside, but I
was confused because nothing looked like a typical shower. The
bathroom downstairs is a tile room with a squat hole up on a ledge,
several buckets of water with small spouts above them, a small sink,
what looks like a wash basin and a 2 by 2-foot box with a drain next
to the squatty potty. Out of this basin there is a bowel from which
you scoop water to wash your emissions down the hole. I have
absolutely no problem with the squatty potty, however the question
remained; out of which small bucket of water I was supposed to wash
myself in? I'm still not sure.
Basically I have been scooping bowels of water over my head from a
bucket and it works! Why did the conventional shower head ever need to
be invented?
The children are beautiful and sweet and yesterday the kindergartners
began to teach me the crazy Thai alphabet. I also was welcomed to a
devotional at their church and they made me feel like such a part of
their group. Praise God for the provision of funds for a new home!
(The current house is not in good shape due to termites)
Overwhelmed by difficult communication, otherwise there is peace that
transcends all understanding in my heart. Doing much better today if
you happened to be one of the ones who heard me crying all weekend.
Thank you for your prayers.
To contact me please use this email address or my skype name is maggietalley.
Right now mail goes to:
Maggie Talley
c/o S.A.L.T Ministries
P.O. Box 144
Chiangmai, Thailand 50000
Much love,
Maggie
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